Cinchona Officinalis
Abdomen
William Boericke 1922
Much flatulent colic ; better bending double. Tympanitic
William Boericke 1922
Pain in right hypochondriuni. Gallstone colic. [Triumfetta semitriloba.] Liver and spleen swollen and enlarged. Jaundice. Internal coldness of stomach and
William Boericke 1922
Gastro-duodenal catarrh. Stool. — Undigested, frothy, yellow; painless; worse at night, after meals, during hot weather, from fruit, milk, beer. Very weakening, with m uch flatulence . Difficult even when soft. [Alum.; Plat.]
Back
William Boericke 1922
(D. Mac- Far Ian.)
William Boericke 1922
Sharp pains across kidneys, worse movement and at night. Knife-like pains around
Chest
William Boericke 1922
violent, hacking cough after ev^ry meal. Haemorrhage from lungs. Dyspnoea, sharp pain in left lung. [MillefoL; Ferr, phos.]
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Ringing in
William Boericke 1922
External ear sensitive to touch. Hearing sensitive to noise. Lobules red and swollen.
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Pains in limbs and joints, as if sprained; worse, slight touch; hard pressure relieves. Joints swollen; very sensitive, with dread of open air. Great debility, trembling, with numb sensation. Averse to cxcrcse; sensitive to touch. Weariness of joints; worse, mornings and when sitting.
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Photophobia. Distortion of eyeballs. Intermittent ciliary neuralgia. Pressure in
William Boericke 1922
Yellowish sclerotica. Black specks, bright dazzling illusions ; night blindness in anaemic retina. Spots before
William Boericke 1922
Blue color around
William Boericke 1922
Amaurosis; scalding lachrymation.
Face
William Boericke 1922
Sallow complexion. Face bloated ; red.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
position to hurt other people’s feelings. Sudden crying and tossing about.
William Boericke 1922
agrees. Hungry longing for food, which lies undigested. Flatulence; belching gives no relief; worse eating fruit.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Face flushed after haemorrhages, or sexual excesses, or loss of vital fluids. Relieved from pressure and warm room. Scalp sensitive; worse combing hair. Aches worse in open air, from temple to temple. Worse by contact, current of air, stepping. Dizzy when walking.
William Boericke 1922
As if skull would burst. Sensation as if brain were balancing to and fro, and striking against skull, receiving great pain. [SuJph.; Sulph. ac.\ Intense throbbing of head and carotids. Spasmodic headache in vertex, with subsequent pain, as if bruised in sides of
Male
William Boericke 1922
Excited lascivious fancy. Frequent emissions, followed by great weakness. Orchitis. Female* — Menses too early. Dark clots and abdominal distention. Profuse menses with pain. Desire too strong. Bloody leucorrhnpa. Painful heaviness in pelvis.
Mouth
William Boericke 1922
Toothache ; -better pressing teeth firmly together, and by warmth. Tongue coated thick, dirty; tip burns, succeeded by ptyalism. Bitter taste. Food tastes too salty.
Nose
William Boericke 1922
Checked catarrh. Easily bleeding from nose, especially on rising. Coryza, sneezing, watery discharge. Violent dry sneezing. Cold sweat about
Respiratory
William Boericke 1922
Influenza, with debility. Cannot breathe with head low. Labored, slow respiration; constant choking. Suffocative catarrh; rattling in
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Tender, cold. Vomiting of undigested food. Slow digestion. Weight after eating. Ill effects of tea. Hungry without appetite. Flat taste. Darting pain crosswise in hypogastric region. Milk dis- 242
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.
Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.